Brickbat Mansions posted a sneak peek of Golden Gardens and Suzanne’s practice for the Brickbat Boat event. Perhaps some video will surface from the show, too?
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Ryan performs Avincenna Live in Studio
Ryan Lum performs the classic LSD song “Avincenna” from the 1994 album Ardor live in his studio. He also shares a few factoids about the song and his approach to playing it. This is the first of the bonus material that we promised to share on the Love Spirals Downwards YouTube channel.
“Mirrors A Still Sky” New Studio Recording
Ryan Lum of Love Spirals Downwards and Lovespirals recreates his instrumental classic “Mirrors A Still Sky” from LSD’s 1994 album ‘Ardor’.
“I’ve been in the ethereal zone for some time while writing new material, and I thought it’d be a fun challenge to recreate an old LSD song with a superior recording studio. It’s not an exact duplication; I’ve kept the original’s vibe and intent while bringing in a few new elements to enhance the mood. It’s a very emotionally intense instrumental and revisiting it brought back a rush of the feelings I had while creating the song 20 years ago. I hope this new recording may bring a similar joy to the listeners as it brought me to work on this project.”
— Ryan Lum
NOTE: this re-recording is now available as a bonus track on ‘Temporal’ digital release on Bandcamp!
Love Spirals Downwards YouTube Channel
Ryan of Love Spirals Downwards has been quite active as of late with the band’s YouTube channel. Dissatisfied with the audio quality of the band’s tracks on previously found on YouTube, he’s has been uploading his own videos with the highest quality possible on YouTube. Already, Idylls is available in its entirety with most of Ardor as well. Expect to find rare bonus tracks and previously unreleased material in the not so distant future. Be sure to subscribe to the Love Spirals Downwards YouTube Channel to stay up to date.
Golden Gardens on No Goddamn Dancing Blog
Aubrey and Gregg of Golden Gardens were interviewed for the No Goddamn Dancing blog and were asked about the upcoming ‘Brickbat Boat’ event:
Did they have anything to do with this late-night, shoegaze/goth/ethereal-themed cruise down the Willamette River that I’ve been hearing about?
A: Nope! That was entirely organized by DJ Wednesday and DJ Curatrix, the ladies of Brickbat Mansion, a monthly shoegaze/ethereal/dreampop night in Portland. We met them when we played a show at The Lovecraft Bar (where Brickbat is hosted) in December of 2011. We’ve been good friends for a while and they regularly spin our music at their monthly night.
Continue reading Golden Gardens on No Goddamn Dancing Blog
Suzanne to Perform at Brickbat Boat Event
LSD vocalist Suzanne Perry will perform with Seattle band, Golden Gardens, at Brickbat Mansion‘s “Brickback Boat” event this August. Tickets are on sale now. This is a rare chance to see Suzanne perform live.
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Ryan’s DJ Set at Club Violaine
Another fun night at Club Violaine. This time it was a Saint Marie Records night to launch a new release by local band, Broaddaylight. Ryan was one of several DJs that night, along with James of Broaddaylight and Mo of The Flir, plus house DJs Doomie and JuaNN. Local bands Sway, The Bixby Knolls, and Ancient Arms also performed.
Check out a few pix from the event:
Ryan’s DJ mix included an unreleased brand new Lovespirals song plus an unreleased Closedown song Ryan produced in the mid-90’s Check it all out on MixCloud:
Ryan Lum to DJ at Club Violaine
Ryan Lum will be a guest DJ at Club Violaine on March 30th for the VIOLAINE – Broaddaylight Record Release Party & Saint Marie Records Night 03.30.13. Come say “Hi!”
Club Violaine Reopening Party Reunion
Club Violane, “LA’s only shoegazer & dream pop party,” recently returned after a 2 year hiatus to celebrate a visit from one of its beloved founders, DJ Wednesday. Everyone came out to celebrate — including Suzanne — as well as Drew Pluta (formerly of Arcanta) and Rodney Rodriguez (formerly of The Von Trapps and Melodyguild), both of whom performed with LSD at our last concert. We also met up with Tom of Mira, whom I don’t think I’ve seen since Lovespirals toured with them in 2002.
There’s a cool video about Club Violaine reopening on YouTube:
Projekt Holiday Comp Features New Lovespirals
Check out the brand new Lovespirals recording of an original holiday song by Lovespirals vocalist/lyricist, Anji Bee, for the Projekt Records holiday music compilation, ‘Ornamental‘ — available on double CD or digital download. Love Spirals Downwards band founder, Ryan Lum, returns to his vintage Projekt-era roots with melancholic dream pop guitars and lovely female vocal harmonies. Stream it or download it from Bandcamp or check out the official upload on YouTube.